28th Mar 2008 11:29
Deutsche Bank AG28 March 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Securities Australia Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26/03/2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 364,767 0.08% -2,656,449 -0.58 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,868,873 0.41% -564,767 -0.12 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,650,000 0.36% -1,660,000 -0.36 Total 3,883,640 0.85% -4,881,216 -1.07 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $ Purchase 71 118.14Purchase 293 118.18Purchase 364 118.19Purchase 2151 118.27Purchase 728 118.33Purchase 729 118.34Purchase 364 118.36Purchase 729 118.37Purchase 364 118.38Purchase 364 118.42Purchase 365 118.48Purchase 10716 118.52Purchase 1000 118.54Purchase 364 118.69Purchase 365 118.70Purchase 365 118.71Purchase 1096 118.74Purchase 365 118.76Purchase 364 118.77Purchase 2028 118.78Purchase 364 118.79Purchase 1159 118.80Purchase 10643 118.81Purchase 299 118.84Purchase 498 118.85Purchase 364 118.86Purchase 415 118.87Purchase 364 118.88Purchase 1773 118.89Purchase 4065 118.90Purchase 5156 118.91Purchase 1389 118.92Purchase 5936 118.93Purchase 5797 118.94Purchase 364 118.95Purchase 358 118.97Purchase 365 118.98Purchase 4000 118.98Purchase 364 118.99Purchase 6728 119.00Purchase 728 119.01Purchase 728 119.02Purchase 1006 119.06Purchase 729 119.07Purchase 364 119.08Purchase 364 119.09Purchase 364 119.11Purchase 2186 119.14Purchase 728 119.16Purchase 2707 119.17Purchase 603 119.20Purchase 158 119.22Purchase 365 119.25Purchase 45 119.26Purchase 364 119.29Purchase 864 119.30Purchase 112 119.34Purchase 1457 119.35Purchase 364 119.37Purchase 1664 119.38Purchase 3117 119.39Purchase 2948 119.40Purchase 8360 119.42Purchase 2000 119.43Purchase 755 119.59Purchase 6800 126.85Purchase 8300 130.34TOTAL PURCHASE 121,766Sale 1044 118.52Sale 126 118.71Sale 2310 118.84Sale 13 118.89Sale 520 118.94Sale 67 118.98Sale 497 118.99Sale 564 119.00Sale 125 119.01Sale 28 119.09Sale 24 119.11Sale 10 119.19Sale 4532 119.20Sale 3 119.21Sale 565 119.22Sale 300 119.32Sale 10 119.35Sale 10 119.39Sale 4392 119.42Sale 100 119.64Sale 6800 126.85Sale 8300 130.34TOTAL SALES 30,340 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD AUD $ CFD Long 126 118.71CFD Long 2310 118.84CFD Long 13 118.89CFD Long 520 118.94CFD Long 67 118.98CFD Long 133 118.99CFD Long 564 119.00CFD Long 125 119.01CFD Long 28 119.09CFD Long 24 119.11CFD Long 10 119.19CFD Long 100 119.20CFD Long 300 119.32CFD Long 10 119.35CFD Long 10 119.39CFD Long 100 119.64CFD Long 6800 126.85CFD Long 8300 130.34CFD Short 1000 118.54CFD Short 1096 118.74CFD Short 1300 118.78CFD Short 794 118.80CFD Short 10643 118.81CFD Short 498 118.85CFD Short 50 118.87CFD Short 4000 118.98CFD Short 277 119.06CFD Short 1614 119.17CFD Short 500 119.30CFD Short 112 119.34CFD Short 100 119.42CFD Short 6800 126.85CFD Short 8300 130.34 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28/03/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto